Automation Of Bagging Process: Why Its Time For The Change!

As companies push towards greater efficiency and less downtime, each and every process that happen in the company has to rise up to a certain standard. In conventional methods, human workers undertook bagging processes, and this had its advantages at that particular period. With the advent of machines and automation, companies of today can boost their production by a large margin, increasing the input by output figure. If you are wondering what difference does a shift towards automated bagging does to your business, let us guide you through the whole scenario.

Time: On average, we can expect a 50%-75% time reduction

You know how the saying goes, “Time is Money” and that is very much true in any business. If one process in your company is taking too much time, that means the processes that come after it is also going to get delayed. Scale this to the entire process tree; you are looking at a significant delay between the very first process and product completion. With automated bagging process, machines use programed code to make each movement. They are very time efficient since they don’t have to think about the movement that comes after, it is already been programmed. Let’s have a look at some data pertaining to their comparison;

On average, a human worker can erect cases at a speed of 10 boxes per minute. The same job, when done by a machine, will result in the packaging of 27 uniform boxes per minute; more than double the rate!

On average, a human is capable of hand sealing 10 cases per minute. An automated machine like packing equipment is capable of sealing approximately 40 uniform boxes in the same timeframe.

The results surely speak for themselves!

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Money: Maximizing profit by scaling production & toning down spending

For a company, a significant part of maximizing the profit comes as a result of cutting down wasteful or unnecessary expenditure. As you are expanding your business, production rates will also increase with it. To successfully keep up with the production rates, you will have to increase the labor. In effect of the labor increase, more money will be spent on their salary as well as insurance. In its entirety, scaling up the production to increase profit will put a dent in that very capital in the form of expenditures. With an automated bagging process, the additional costs that come after installation are either meager or none at all. Also, the higher packing speeds will match the overall production so that you can get products out as soon as they are finished. A good investment to get better returns.

Reduces the possibility of workplace-related injuries

Workers who are employed at the production line are prone to hazards, even with all the security standards installed. Much of this is due to events that cannot be foreseen. With human labor, there is also the factor of fatigue and focus loss. We humans aren’t designed to keep on working for long stretches of time. Muscle fatigue will kick in resulting in cramps or pain. The bagging line is a place where the mind and body must in work in unison to give out the best possible results. But such levels of consistency is not possible as humans we tend to lose focus after a certain limit. After that, our minds start to wander, constituting to the hazard of workplace injuries

Productivity: Greater flexibility enables more productivity

The increase in productivity when using an automatic bagging system comes as a result of the impact created by first three points. To increase productivity, the production line must work like a well-oiled machine without causing hold ups or any delay in production. When you compare an automated system with a human operated one, the differences are clear, as, with the automated system, everything is consistent across the board. There is also another element to productivity as machines need not have to follow a strict 9 am to 5 pm work hours. If you have surplus products that need to be bagged, you can employ the automated bagging systems to work overtime, and they would do it without a sweat. The same can be said if you had to halt product for some time, then you can switch the system off. However, with the case of manual labor, you will have to pay them even on days where there is no production at all since it is on a salary basis.

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Less wastage: Money saved is money earned

Material wastage is one of the biggest challenges that can topple the financial balance of a company. When human workers are handling bagging operation, one cannot expect them to be precise with the packaging materials throughout the day. Once fatigue and focus loss kicks in, our perfection of work slowly starts to degrade. Machines do not have this problem as they can maintain the same perfection throughout the day. Also, material use is programmed into the machine, enabling it to use materials in a uniform manner, with minimal or no wastage. We might think that a bit of material wastage won’t amount to anything significant, but scaling it to a year will show the significant damage that it does to the overall profit.

Efficiency: The sum of all parts

Efficiency isn’t a single parameter that can be easily measured with a few sets of data; it is a culmination of several factors that add up to give the whole picture. The points that we have mentioned makes up a large part of it. An efficient company is one that adapts to changing technology and constantly innovate itself to maximize production while reducing waste materials and downtimes. Automated bagging solution aims to speed up the production line so that it can work around the clock, meeting deadlines and client requirements.

Choose the best for your company

Borderpak is a company having an experience of over 15 years in the packaging industry. We provide intuitive bagging solutions for our clients. You can approach us for all your packing needs, and we will help you with genuine advice that can truly revolutionize the packaging structure of your company. Get in touch with us to know more